Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 07:35 pm, by: Ben Lipman(Ben12a)
Andrew McKellar wrote on Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 08:50 am:
it seems you've got the welding/fabrication skills that I lack
NOPE! I bought a welder when I got home from a trip away, and figured I learn to weld. I just like making stuff. Before welding it was wood work- I have made nearly every bit of furniture in the house. I wouldn't have tried most of this on my 'good' Soarer, but with the track car there isn't much to lose.
X-trail: we are not 4x4 people, but there is very little that will tow 2 tonnes. I wanted the turbo diesel (it just pulls and pulls) but seeing as it was the wifes car she had the final choice. I'll probably only tow a few times a year, so getting something she didn't like was unjustifiable.
As for the family, if you spend a lot of time on something, anything, and exclude the wife and kids, they'll just end up resenting it. We are all off to Oran Park for the Grand finale in December, and they'll likely come down to wakefield for my first track day in the Soarer. Both the boys love being in the shed with Dad. We own a playstation but haven't seen it since I broke my ankle three years ago...